Resultados de búsqueda - "Nigeria"

Can the right composition and diversity of farmed species improve food security among smallholder farmers? por MacLaren, C., Aliyu, K.T., Waswa, W., Storkey, J., Claessens, Lieven, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Mead, A.

“…Our survey of 1,133 smallholder farmers in western Kenya and northern Nigeria, using a modified version of RHoMIS, indicated that different farm strategies were related to differences in food security and farm incomes. …”
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Training to build nutrition capacity in the Nigerian agricultural sector: Initial assessment and future directions por Adeyemi, O., Phorbee, O., Samuel, F., Sanusi, R., Afolabi, W., Covic, Namukolo M., Onabolu, A., Ajieroh, V.

“…In response to calls to increase nutrition-sensitive agriculture (NSA), the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development developed the Nigeria Agricultural Sector Food Security and Nutrition Strategy 2016-2025 (AFSNS). …”
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Welfare impacts of improved groundnut varieties adoption and food security implications in the semi-arid areas of West Africa por Lokossou, Jourdain C., Affognon, Hippolyte D., Singbo, Alphonse, Vabi, Michel B., Ogunbayo, Ayoni, Tanzubil, Paul, Segnon, Alcade C., Muricho, Geoffrey, Desmae, Haile, Ajeigbe, Hakeem A.

“…This paper investigates the welfare impacts of improved groundnut adoption in Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria using three-year balanced panel data collected from 2,868 households. …”
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Closing gender gaps in developing countries: Impacts on poverty, diets and food security por Thurlow, James, Levy, Stephanie

“…Recent analyses by the World Bank found that, in Ethiopia and Nigeria, women working in agriculture earn a third less than men, with even larger gender gaps outside agriculture. …”
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Finding adaptation options for smallholder farmers in dry cereal systems under current and future climate scenarios over West Africa region: Implications for pearl millet productiv... por Akinseye, Mathew Folorunso, Zagre, Inoussa, Joseph, Emanuel Jacob, Faye, Aliou, Kumar, Shalander, Whitbread, Anthony M.

“…Similarly, low magnitude impacts simulated on grain yield in Nigeria compared to Senegal despite the similarity in agroecology could be associated with inherent soil fertility such as organic carbon than additional inputs applied.…”
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Controlling cassava mosaic virus and cassava mealybug in Sub-Saharan Africa por Nweke, Felix I.

“…Over time cassava spread to over 40 countries in Sub-Sahara Africa, and Nigeria is now the largest cassava producer in the world. …”
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Geographical context in plant breeding priorities – groundnuts in West and Southern Africa por Mbugua-Gitonga, Agnes, Rutsaert, Pieter, Kitoto, Victor, Khaemba, Colleta

“…Historical production and consumption context plays a critical role, for example in Nigeria ground nut was grown for both local and export market. …”
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Strengthening Soil Health Systems in West Africa: Development of Appropriate Fertilizer Nutrient Requirements for Specific Crop and Soil Combinations within Prioritized Target Area... por Kadja, Lionel Axel, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Mkuhlani, Siyabusa, Shehu, Bello, Sinha, Surajit, Sehou, Romaric;, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Ampadu Boakye, Theresa

“…Field data were then used to test against the validated V0 models with a focus on maize Nigeria as these are the only Nutrient Omission Trial (NOT) results available…”
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Progress with the delivery of Intermediary Performance Indicator IPI 1.3 of AICCRA-AF: New soil mapping generated by the West african Regional Hub for Fertilizer and Soil Health por Kadja, Lionel Axel, Vanlauwe, Bernard, Mkuhlani, Siyabusa, Shehu, Bello, Sinha, Surajit, Sehou, Romaric;, Dalaa, Mustapha Alasan, Ampadu Boakye, Theresa

“…Seven countries were selected Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, and Senegal based on expressed demand, institutional readiness, and the presence of active scaling programs. …”
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Farmers' preferences of cattle breeds, their market values and prospects for improvement in West Africa: A summary review por Kamuanga, M., Tano, K., Pokou, K., Jabbar, M.A., D'Ieteren, G.D.M.

“…The case studies reviewed here were conducted between 1994 and 1997 by 1LRI research teams in Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria to evaluate farmer preferences for cattle traits. …”
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CGIAR research program (CRP) on roots, tubers, and bananas: Rationale, strategy and impact. por Thiele, Graham

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Evaluation of performance of introduced yam bean (Pachyrhizus spp.) in Rwanda. por Ndirigwe, J., Tumwegamire, Silver, Tukamuhabwe, Phineas, Kayinamura, E.G., Ndayemeye, P.

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Priorities for a global cassava research program to improve food security and incomes in developing countries: A survey of experts. por Rusike, Joseph, Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Kleinwechter, U., Creamer, Bernardo, Pemsl, Diemuth E., Kirscht, H., Hareau, Guy

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Progress on implementation of an accelerated sweetpotato breeding scheme in Ghana. por Obeng-Bio, E., Asafu-Agyei, J.N., Adofo, K., Asamoah-Obeng, N., Awoodzie, J.K., Yusif, A., Carey, E.E.

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Constraints and opportunities of Pachyrhizus spp. introduction in the current farming systems in Central and Southern Benin. por Djenontin, N.I., Adegbola, Patrice Ygue, Thiele, Graham, Koudande, O.D.

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Incidence and diversity of mixed viruses lower in yam tubers and tuber sprouts compared with field leaf samples: Implications for virusfree planting material control strategy por Eni, A., Hughes, J., Asiedu, Robert, Rey, M.

“…Leaf samples from the tuber sprouts were tested by ELISA and/or IC-PCR/IC-RT-PCR to determine the incidence of Yam mosaic virus, Yam mild mosaic virus, cucumber mosaic virus, and Dioscorea Bacilliform viruses. Yam tubers from Nigeria and Ghana, as well as yam leaves collected from yam fields in Nigeria were also tested. …”
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A manual for large-scale sample collection, preservation, tracking, DNA extraction, and variety identification analysis por Girma Tessema, G., Rabbi, Ismail Y., Olanrewaju, A.S., Alaba, O., Kulakow, Peter A., Alabi, T., Ayedun, B., Abdoulaye, Tahirou, Assfaw Wossen, Tesfamicheal, Alene, A., Manyong, Victor M.

“…In an attempt to circumvent traditional survey-based measurement errors in varietal identification, DNA-based varietal identification has been implemented in the Cassava Monitoring Survey (CMS) of Nigeria — a large adoption study involving 2500 cassava farming households. …”
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Evaluation of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) germplasm for reaction to yam anthracnose and virus diseases and their effect on yield por Egesi, Chiedozie N., Odu, B., Ogunyemi, S., Asiedu, Robert, Hughes, J.

“…In a search for sources of resistance, 40 water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) accessions from Benin, Ghana, Nigeria and Puerto Rico were screened under natural disease infection conditions in Ibadan, Nigeria. …”
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Ploidy versus gender effects on inheritance of quantitative traits in Musa species por Oselebe, H.O., Tenkouano, A.

“…The study was carried out at the High Rainfall Station of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Onne in Southeastern Nigeria. Data on phenotypic performances of progenies of 4x - 2x and 2x - 4x crosses were collected for two seasons and analysed. …”
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Agrophysiological constarints in intercropped cowpea: an analysis por Terao, T., Watanabe, I., Matsunaga, R., Hakoyama, S., Singh, B.

“…Factors affecting cowpea growth in millet/cowpea intercropping were investigated in northern Nigeria. Ecological studies showed that cowpea received from < 30% to > 75% of incident light inside the intercropped canopy. …”
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